The Corporation of the Township of Laird

Recreation Committee Minutes – August 2025

MINUTES LAIRD RECREATION COMMITTEE August 26, 2025, at 7:00 pm Laird Township Council Chambers

Present: Shawn Evoy, Matt Frolick, Rhonda Crozier, JoAnne Entwistle, Justine Lamming, Noah Crozier, Suzanne Evoy

1. Call to Order

Chair Matt Frolick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

3. Agenda Approval

#29-25 Moved by: Noah Crozier Seconded by: Shawn Evoy BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation hereby approves the August 26, 2025 agenda as presented. Carried

4. Delegations and Presentations

5. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

  1. a. Recreation Meeting – May 28, 2025 #30-25 Moved by: Jo-Anne Entwistle Seconded by: Justine Lamming BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation approves Recreation Committee minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 28, 2025. Carried

6. Committee Reports

  1. a. Bar River Hall – The hall committee is planning a Fall Supper to be held Saturday Oct. 4, 2025.
  2. b. Heritage – The plans for the new building have to be redone.
  3. c. Laird Fairgrounds – AHA complained about the mess in the horse stalls and AHA also ran out of water at an event. Laird Fair had a rain downpour and it put the arena out of order.

Attempts to clear the rain water resulted in longer drainage time. It was suggested that we investigate a way to surface drain the arena.

  1. d. Laird Hall – The OTF grant application was not accepted. The hall requires a hand wash station this year. The committee will be selling coffee and muffins during the Sylvan Circle on Sept. 20, 2025.
  2. e. Pumpkin Point Park – The Meet and Greet held in August had not a good turnout and the weather was questionable.
  3. f. Finns’ Bay Wharf – Some changes were made to the budget. Next meeting Sept. 17/25.

7. Adoption of Accounts

  1. a. Recreation accounts for May, June and July, 2025 #31-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Noah Crozier BE IT RESOLVED that the Recreation Committee approves the accounts for May 2025 in the amount of $6461.49, June 2025 in the amount of $18,143.71 and July 2023 in the amount of $4695.56. Carried

8. Unfinished Business New Business

  1. a. Summer Program – The program has come to an end and the summer employees did a great job. The summer employee as caretaker assistant is still working until no longer needed.
  2. b. Appreciation BBQ – The Appreciation BBQ went well. Attendance was down.

9. New Business

  1. a. The Budget Update will be available next meeting.
  2. b. Plans for the Pumpkin Fest to be held Saturday Sept. 27, 2025 were discussed. The committee is in favour of paying for face painting if needed.
  3. c. It was the consensus of the committee to allow for dog classes at the Laird Fairgrounds Gazebo during week nights this fall.
  4. d. Shawn Evoy reported that Crystal Wells would like to sit on the Main Recreation Committee and the Bar River Hall Committee and Tianna Alton would like to sit on the Bar River Hall Committee.
  5. e. The committee would like a Community Events Calendar on our website and look into a notification process.

10. Adjournment

#32-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Justine Lamming BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Recreation Committee shall now adjourn to meet again Sept. 30, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or until the call of the chair. Carried.

Chair – ___________________________ Matt Frolick

Secretary – ___________________________ Rhonda Crozier